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Purchasing Managers

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

1,125

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$105,583

Median Salary

National Average

+95.6%

Growth

Growth 2008-2019 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$67,391

25th Percentile

$82,971

Median (50th)

$101,837

75th Percentile

$124,000

90th Percentile

$147,358

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Top Employers Hiring Purchasing Managers
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 46 $102,045 $81,786 - $132,101 93.5%
APPLE INC. 34 $131,201 $94,665 - $202,800 94.1%
CUMMINS INC. 31 $88,635 $73,154 - $103,022 100.0%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 17 $124,124 $90,132 - $180,000 94.1%
AMERICAN AIRLINES 17 $82,397 $65,345 - $95,455 100.0%
TESLA MOTORSINC 10 $115,566 $101,837 - $144,851 100.0%
General Motors 8 $116,884 $65,316 - $210,600 87.5%
NB VENTURES DBA GLOBAL EPROCURE 8 $134,963 $107,952 - $162,448 87.5%
DELL PRODUCTS LP 8 $100,741 $83,700 - $124,440 100.0%
FOREVER 21, INC. (MERGED WITH FASHION 21, INC.) 8 $92,202 $61,730 - $132,829 75.0%
DENALI SOURCING SERVICES, INC. 6 $106,100 $81,786 - $149,344 83.3%
NEWEGG INC. 5 $52,924 $52,811 - $53,000 60.0%
GOOGLE INC. 5 $137,123 $110,000 - $169,707 100.0%
ROBERT BOSCH LLC 4 $113,287 $95,992 - $126,506 100.0%
TESLA, INC. 4 $142,320 $116,563 - $162,204 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 1,124 $105,583 $30,451 - $280,000
I 1 $105,726 $105,726 - $105,726
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 1,125 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 1,125 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
SEATTLE WA 37 $98,229
HOUSTON TX 32 $118,888
CUPERTINO CA 28 $126,224
COLUMBUS IN 27 $88,521
NEW YORK NY 26 $111,910
LOS ANGELES CA 24 $94,254
Houston TX 21 $127,105
PALO ALTO CA 14 $123,210
SAN JOSE CA 14 $131,549
FORT WORTH TX 14 $83,445
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 45 $80,247 88.9%
FY 2010 78 $87,751 78.2%
FY 2011 89 $91,306 85.4%
FY 2012 79 $101,446 88.6%
FY 2013 79 $105,802 78.5%
FY 2014 133 $105,134 82.0%
FY 2015 125 $109,703 87.2%
FY 2016 136 $110,686 97.1%
FY 2017 115 $112,547 92.2%
FY 2018 158 $113,454 94.9%
FY 2019 88 $116,012 87.5%
Company Comparison - Purchasing Managers

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 46 $102,045 93.5%
APPLE INC. 34 $131,201 94.1%
CUMMINS INC. 31 $88,635 100.0%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 17 $124,124 94.1%
AMERICAN AIRLINES 17 $82,397 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.